Eric Rasmussen scattered six hits and pitched the Padres to a 4-0 victory over the Astros. The Padres picked up a run in the fourth on a double by Dave Winfield and single by Jay Johnstone and added two more in the sixth on an RBI groundout by Winfield and run-scoring single by Johnstone. A sacrifice fly by Gene Richards in the seventh produced the final tally. [The Sporting News]



San Diego Padres 4, Houston Astros 0
Game Played on Tuesday, September 18, 1979 (Night game) at San Diego Stadium
Astros       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  1
Padres       0  0  0    1  0  2    1  0  x  -   4  9  1


Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Padres               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cedeno 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .267      Richards cf           3   0   0   1     0   0   .271
Reynolds ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .259      Bevacqua 3b           3   1   1   0     1   0   .264
  Sexton pr,ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .162      Tenace 1b             3   0   2   0     1   1   .269
Walling rf            3   0   2   0     1   0   .318      Winfield rf           4   2   2   1     0   0   .301
Cruz lf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .291      Fahey c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .311
Cabell 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .267      Johnstone lf          4   0   2   2     0   0   .286
Leonard cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .288      Flannery 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .176
Pujols c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .244      Smith ss              4   1   1   0     0   0   .212
  Puhl ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .279      Rasmussen p           2   0   0   0     0   0   .031
Landestoy 2b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .266
Williams p            2   0   1   0     0   0   .267
  Niemann p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .133
  LaCorte p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Heep ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .111
  Sambito p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .286

Totals               33   0   6   0     1   3             Totals               31   4   9   4     2   2

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance:  6,349
Left on Base: Astros 7, Padres 7
DP: Astros 1, Padres 1
Errors: Landestoy, Flannery
Doubles: Winfield (27), Bevacqua (10)
Stolen Bases: Walling (2), Cruz (34), Smith (26)
Sacrifice Hits: Rasmussen (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Richards (3)
GIDP: Cedeno (13), Flannery (3)


Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Williams L(4-6)         5.1   6   3   3   1   1   0  22   3.30
Niemann                 1     2   1   1   0   0   0   6   3.80
LaCorte                 0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   3   6.37
Sambito                 1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   1.83
Totals                  8     9   4   4   2   2   0  35

Padres                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rasmussen W(5-9)        9     6   0   0   1   3   0  34   3.52
Totals                  9     6   0   0   1   3   0  34

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Lee Weyer, 2B - Harry Wendelstedt, 3B - Dutch Rennert


ASTROS 1ST: Cedeno flied out to right; Reynolds grounded out
(third to first); Walling walked; Cruz reached on an error by
Flannery [Walling to second, Cruz to first]; Cabell forced Cruz
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 1ST: Richards grounded out (shortstop to first); Bevacqua
grounded out (shortstop to first); Tenace singled; Winfield
singled [Tenace to second]; Fahey popped to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Leonard grounded out (second to first); Pujols was
called out on strikes; Landestoy flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 2ND: Johnstone popped to catcher in foul territory;
Flannery popped to third in foul territory; Smith grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Williams singled; Cedeno grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Williams out at second]; Reynolds flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 3RD: Rasmussen grounded out (third to first); Richards
grounded out (third to first); Bevacqua walked; Tenace struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

ASTROS 4TH: On a bunt Walling singled; Walling stole second;
Cruz struck out; Cabell lined to first; Leonard grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 0.

PADRES 4TH: Winfield doubled; Fahey grounded out (second to
first) [Winfield to third]; Johnstone singled [Winfield scored];
Flannery grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Johnstone out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros
0, Padres 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Pujols grounded out (second to first); Landestoy was
called out on strikes; Williams flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 1.

PADRES 5TH: Smith lined to right; Rasmussen flied out to left;
Richards flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0,
Padres 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Cedeno popped to third; Reynolds grounded out
(second to first); Walling singled; Cruz grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 1.

PADRES 6TH: Bevacqua doubled; Tenace singled [Bevacqua to
third]; Winfield forced Tenace (third to second) [Bevacqua
scored, Winfield to second (error by Landestoy)]; NIEMANN
REPLACED WILLIAMS (PITCHING); Fahey grounded out (second to
first) [Winfield to third]; Johnstone singled [Winfield scored];
Flannery popped to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0,
Padres 3.

ASTROS 7TH: Cabell flied out to center; Leonard grounded out
(shortstop to first); Pujols popped to first in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 3.

PADRES 7TH: Smith singled; Smith stole second; Rasmussen reached
on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Smith to third];
Richards hit a sacrifice fly to center [Smith scored]; LACORTE
REPLACED NIEMANN (PITCHING); Bevacqua flied out to left; Tenace
walked [Rasmussen to second]; Winfield popped to shortstop; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 4.

ASTROS 8TH: Landestoy flied out to center; HEEP BATTED FOR
LACORTE; Heep grounded out (pitcher to first); Cedeno singled;
Reynolds singled [Cedeno to second]; SEXTON RAN FOR REYNOLDS;
Walling grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Astros 0, Padres 4.

PADRES 8TH: SEXTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); SAMBITO REPLACED
HEEP (PITCHING); Fahey struck out; Johnstone grounded out
(shortstop to first); Flannery singled; Smith popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0, Padres 4.

ASTROS 9TH: Cruz singled; Cruz stole second; Cabell flied out to
right; Leonard flied out to center; PUHL BATTED FOR PUJOLS; Puhl
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Astros 0,
Padres 4.